The Industrial Revolution

1. The Industrial Revolution By: Awais Charaniya

2. What was the Industrial Revolution? • The Industrial Revolution was a fundamental change in the way goods were produced, from human labor to machines • The more efficient means of production and subsequent higher levels of production triggered far-reaching changes to industrialized societie • Machines were invented which replaced human labor • Birthplace was England; Started around 1750’s

3. Developments • Communication and Transportation improved • Mass production of goods • Development of factory system of production • Rural-to-urban migration • Development and growth of new socio-economic class`

4. Yes I copied and pasted this off the internet but I still learned from it Mr. Sands!

5. Why was England such a good birthplace? • England had many resources which made it the ideal place for an Industrial Revolution to begin: • CAPITAL- The Commercial Revolution made many English merchants very wealthy -These merchants had the capital to invest in the factory system – money to buy buildings, machinery, and raw materials

6. Why was England such a good birthplace? • COLONIES AND MARKETS-Wealth from the Commercial Revolution spread beyond the merchant class -England had more colonies than any other nation -Its colonies gave England access to enormous markets and vast amounts of raw materials • RAW MATERIALS-England itself possessed the necessary raw materials to create the means of production -Coal – vast coal reserves powered steam engines -Iron – basic building block of large machines, railroad tracks, trains, and ships

7. Why was England such a good birthplace? • GEOGRAPHY-England is the political center of Great Britain, an island -Great Britain (as the entire island was called beginning in 1707) did not suffer fighting on its land during the wars of the 18th century -Island has excellent harbors and ports -Damp climate benefited the textile industry (thread did not dry out) -Government stable -No internal trade barriers

8. Textiles • The TEXTILE industry was the first industry to be industrialized • Flying Shutlle, 1773 • Spinning Jenny, 1765 • Water Frame, 1769 • Spinning mule, 1779 • Power Loom, 1785 • Cotton Gin, 1793 • Sewing Machine, 1846

9. Steam Engines • Early on, they tried to build water powered mills over streams and rivers, but it gave them too many problems • By 1800, steam engines were replacing water wheels as sources of power for factories • Factories relocated near raw materials, workers, and ports • Cities grew around the factories built near central England’s coal and iron mines

10. Coal and Iron • Vast amounts of fuel were required to smelt iron ore to burn out impurities • Coal production doubled • 6 million to 12 million tons • Pig iron production increased 250% • 1800 – 130,000 tons • Great Britain produced as much coal and iron as every other country combined

11. Macadamized Roads • Strong, hard roads invented by Thomas Telford and John McAdam • Improvement over dirt and gravel roads • Macadamized roads have a smooth, hard surface that supports heavy loads without requiring a thick roadbed • Modern roads are macadamized roads, with tar added to limit the creation of dust

13. Stuff on Industrial Revolution • It increased power of industrialized nations • The businesslike/ wealthy people rose to power • Improved status and earning power of women • Population growth • Science and research stimulated

14. Cultural Impact • The wealthier people in Europe got by because they just paid their way out of it. • Most lower class families worked in factories and sometimes kids had to work as well because their parents couldn’t afford to feed the whole family • Many people traveled to America in order to get a job, which made America a land of many races and cultures

15. How did it affect our world? • Without the Industrial revolution, we would not have any technology today whatsoever. Before the 1700’s nobody had really tried to ease human labor and use machines to reduce human effort. After the Industrial revolution, people started inventing many things and one thing led to another leading us up to the 21st century and our technology. Without the Industrial Revolution, we would have never been able to become as technologically advanced as we are today.

16. Works Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution • https://www.msu.edu/user/brownlow/indrev.htm • http://industrialrevolution.sea.ca/innovations.html • http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm • But my most important source is my AP WORLD HISTORY BOOK. ;)